Douglas L. Carter

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Douglas L. Carter: Attorney with Carter Law Offices
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

Trial attorney Doug Carter originally hails from Willow Springs, a small town in south central Missouri. When his father, a Missouri State Highway Patrolman, was killed in 1969, he moved with his mother to Springfield, Missouri. Already a budding advocate, he led his high school debate team to many state wide victories. At the University of Missouri/Columbia, he won the only college debate tournament he entered and was elected Student Government President for the largest academic division on campus.

Destined to become a distinguished trial lawyer, Doug graduated in 1981 from Duke University School of Law where he edited the Duke Law Journal and competed on the school's National Moot Court Team - for which fewer than 1% of law students qualify. He then went to Washington, D.C. and began his career as a trial lawyer.


Doug returned to the Midwest in 1985 and became a shareholder in two large Kansas City law firms. He defended major propane companies in serious burn, brain damage and death cases from coast to coast but sensed that something was wrong. Founding his own firm in 1996, Doug now has a strong record of making a difference in the lives of injury victims by delivering aggressive, focused experience with compassion and a commitment to justice
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Areas of Practice (38)

  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Negligence
  • Medication Errors
  • Medical Negligence
  • Nursing Liability
  • Nursing Malpractice
  • Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
  • Discrimination
  • Gay and Lesbian Rights
  • Human Rights
  • Race Discrimination
  • Sex Discrimination
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Deaf Rights
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disabled Access
  • Disabled Rights
  • Handicapped Rights
  • Fair Housing
  • Housing Discrimination
  • Legal Professional Liability
  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Bus Accidents
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Dog Bites
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Slip and Fall
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Employment Breach of Contract
  • Fair Labor Standards
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Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
Kansas City, MO 64108
University Attended:
University of Missouri at Columbia, A.B., 1978
Law School Attended:
Duke University, J.D., 1981
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, District of Columbia; 1983, Virginia; 1983, Maryland; 1986, Missouri; 1999, Kansas; 1927, North Carolina
ISLN:
908505782

Payment Information

Contingency Fee
33% - 50%
Other Information
Free initial consultation

Peer Reviews

4.6/5.0 (16 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.6/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0

  • Communication

    4.6/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/31/13 in Trial Practice

    I am very pleased to provide a review of Doug Carter. Mr. Carter is an outstanding attorney, perhaps the best in the City. He represents his clients well and ethically. His legal knowledge is unsurpassed. His analytical knowledge is subperb. He... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/29/13 in Civil Litigation

    Doug Carter is one of the finest attorneys with whom I have ever worked or had the honor of meeting.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/27/13 in Complex Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 08/27/13 in Personal Injury

    Doug Carter is a premier personal-injury attorney in Kansas City. One of the best litigators in this market, he briefed, argued and won the case of Hammons v. Ehney, 924 S.W.2d 843 (Mo. banc 1996) before me when I served on the Missouri Supreme Court... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Senior Associate on 08/26/13 in Complex Litigation

    Mr. Carter has outstanding technical knowledge and skills with a practical approach to the law.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 08/26/13 in Trial Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 08/26/13 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 08/26/13 in Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 08/26/13 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 08/23/13 in Litigation

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5.0/5.0 (5 reviews)
Silver Client Champion

The law firm of Doug Carter is wonderful, they communicate well and are VERY responsive to all emails and phone calls. I feel very comfortable and confident knowing they are helping me handle my lega...

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Contact Information:

816-462-4821  Phone

816-283-3084  Fax

www.carterlaw.org

www.carterlaw.org/Attorneys/Douglas-L-Carter.shtml

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